Sources of the River Luga (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Sources of the River Luga

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1997)	2,000–2,500 birds	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1997)	14 birds	A1
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	18–25 pairs	A1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	69	Standing freshwater; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Forest	30	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	99

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sources of the River Luga (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sources-of-the-river-luga-iba-russia-(european) on 22/12/2024.